from China, Japan, and Corea. 227 



Genus EuRYMENE. 

 (Dup. Cat. L6p. Eur. p. 220 (1844).) 



Eurymene dolabraria. 



Thai. Geometra dolabraria, Linn. Syst. Nat. xii. 861. 



Geometra dolabraria, Esp. pi. 15. figs. 1,2; Hiibu. Geom. fig. 42. 



Eurymene dolabraria, Dup. L^p. vii. pi. 148. fig. 5 ; Guen. Phal. i. 



p. 145. 

 Metroca7npa dolabraria, Mejrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 112. 



There were four very typical specimens from Yesso in 

 Fryer's collection. 



Distribution. Europe ; Yesso. 



Eurymene subpurpuraria, sp. n. 



Pale brown. Primaries tinged with violet on the central 

 and basal areas ; there are three more or less quadrate 

 marks on the costa, and there are some black dots on the 

 third median nervule, at end of cell, and on nervule above. 

 Secondaries have a blackish central band, but this is only 

 distinct towards abdominal margin ; there are some black 

 dots as on primaries : all the wings have an indistinct 

 blackish discal spot. Fringes pale brown chequered with 

 slightly darker brown. Under surface : primaries buff, 

 clouded, except on apical area, with reddish brown, and suf- 

 fused with violet-grey ; the costa is marked with reddish 

 brown and whitish ; secondaries clouded with brownish and 

 blackish, the latter confined to the anal and central areas ; a 

 blackish discal spot on all the wings. 



Expanse 50 millim. 



One male specimen from Pu-tsu-fong, June. 



Bab. Western China. 



Genus Prionia. 



(Hiibn. Zutr. iv. p. 40 ; Hampscn, Fauna Brit. Ind., Moths, 

 iu. p. 175 (1895).) 



Prionia paupera. 



Osicerda paupera, Butl. Trans. Ent, Soc. Lond. 1881, p. 418. 



A nice series in Fryer's collection, taken at Gifu and 

 Oiwake. 



Hob. Japan. 



